Zanussi ZCV621 User Manual

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User manual

Cooker

ZCV621

Contents

Safety information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
Safety instructions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
Product description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
Before first use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Hob - Daily use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Hob - Helpful hints and tips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Hob - Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
Oven - Daily use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8

Oven - Helpful hints and tips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10
Oven - Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13
What to do if… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
Installation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16
Environment concerns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND - Guarantee/
Customer Service _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18
European Guarantee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19

Subject to change without notice.

Safety information

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the
supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an in­correct installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always
keep the instructions with the appliance for future reference.

Children and vulnerable people safety

Warning! Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and
above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental ca­pabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they are super­vised by an adult or a person who is responsible for their safety.

• Do not let children play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.

• Keep children and pets away from the appliance when it operates
or when it cools down. Accessible parts are hot.

• If the appliance has a child safety device, we recommend that you
activate it.

• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children
without supervision.

General Safety

• The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use.
Do not touch the heating elements.

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• Do not operate the appliance by means of an external timer or
separate remote-control system.

• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous
and may result in fire.

• Never try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appli­ance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.

• Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.

• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.

• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not
be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.

• Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or sharp metal scrapers to
clean the glass door since they can scratch the surface, which
may result in shattering of the glass.

• If the glass ceramic surface is cracked, switch off the appliance to
avoid the possibility of electric shock.

Safety instructions

Installation

Warning! Only a qualified person must

install this appliance.

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

• Obey the installation instruction supplied

with the appliance.

• Always be careful when you move the appli-

ance because it is heavy. Always wear safety
gloves.

• Do not pull the appliance by the handle.

• Keep the minimum distance from the other

appliances and units.

• Make sure that the appliance is installed be-

low and adjacent safe structures.

• The sides of the appliance must stay adja-

cent to appliances or to units with the same
height.

• Do not install the appliance on a platform.

• Do not install the appliance adjacent to a
door or under a window. This prevents hot
cookware to fall from the appliance when the
door or the window is opened.

Warning! Make sure to install a stabilizing
means in order to prevent tipping of the

appliance. Refer to Installation chapter.

Electrical connection

Warning! Risk of fire and electrical shock.

• All electrical connections should be made by
a qualified electrician.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information on
the rating plate agrees with the power sup­ply. If not, contact an electrician.

• Always use a correctly installed shockproof
socket.

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and exten­sion cables.

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• Make sure not to cause damage to the mains
plug and to the mains cable. Contact the
Service or an electrician to change a dam­aged mains cable.

• Do not let mains cables to come in touch
with the appliance door, specially when the
door is hot.

• The shock protection of live and insulated
parts must be fastened in such a way that it
cannot be removed without tools.

• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket
only at the end of the installation. Make sure
that there is access to the mains plug after
the installation.

• If the mains socket is loose, do not connect
the mains plug.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains plug.

• Use only correct isolation devices: line pro­tecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses re­moved from the holder), earth leakage trips
and contactors.

• The electrical installation must have an isola­tion device which lets you disconnect the ap­pliance from the mains at all poles. The isola­tion device must have a contact opening
width of minimum 3 mm.

Use

Warning! Risk of injury, burns or electric

shock.

• Use this appliance in a household environ­ment.

• Do not change the specification of this appli­ance.

• Make sure that the ventilation openings are
not blocked.

• Do not let the appliance stay unattended
during operation.

• Deactivate the appliance after each use.

• Internally the appliance becomes hot when in
operation. Do not touch the heating elements
that are in the appliance. Always use oven
gloves to remove or put in accessories or
ovenware.

• Be careful, when you open the appliance
door while the appliance is in operation. Hot
air can release.

• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands
or when it has contact with water.

• Do not apply pressure on the open door.

• Do not use an external timer or a separate re­mote-control system to operate the appli­ance.

• Always keep the appliance door closed when
the appliance is in operation.

• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the
cooking zones. They become hot.

• Set the cooking zone to “off” after use.

• Do not use the appliance as a work surface
or as a storage surface.

• If the surface of the appliance is cracked,
disconnect immediately the appliance from
the power supply. This to prevent an electri­cal shock.

Warning! Risk of fire or explosion.

• Fats and oil when heated can release flam­mable vapours. Keep flames or heated ob­jects away from fats and oils when you cook
with them.

• The vapours that very hot oil releases can
cause spontaneous combustion.

• Used oil, that can contain food remnants, can
cause fire at a lower temperature than oil
used for the first time.

• Do not put flammable products or items that
are wet with flammable products in, near or
on the appliance.

• Do not let sparks or open flames to come in
contact with the appliance when you open
the door.

• Open the appliance door carefully. The use
of ingredients with alcohol can cause a mix­ture of alcohol and air.

• Do not try to extinguish a fire with water. Dis­connect the appliance and cover the flame
with a lid or a fire blanket.

Warning! Risk of damage to the
appliance.

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• To prevent damage or discoloration to the
enamel:

– Do not put ovenware or other objects in

the appliance directly on the bottom.

– Do not put aluminium foil directly on the

bottom of the appliance.

– do not put water directly into the hot appli-

ance.

– do not keep moist dishes and food in the

appliance after you finish the cooking.

– be careful when you remove or install the

accessories.

• Discoloration of the enamel has no effect on
the performance of the appliance. It is not a
defect in the sense of the warranty law.

• Use a deep pan for moist cakes. Fruit juices
cause stains that can be permanent.

• Do not keep hot cookware on the control
panel.

• Do not let cookware to boil dry.

• Be careful not to let objects or cookware fall
on the appliance. The surface can be dam­aged.

• Do not activate the cooking zones with emp­ty cookware or without cookware.

• Do not put aluminium foil on the appliance.

• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium or
with a damaged bottom can cause scratches
on the glass ceramic. Always lift these ob­jects up when you have to move them on the
cooking surface.

Warning! This appliance is for cooking
purposes only. It must not be used for

other purposes, for example room heating.

Care and Cleaning

Warning! Risk of injury, fire or damage to

the appliance.

• Before maintenance, deactivate the appli­ance and disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.

• Make sure the appliance is cold. There is the
risk that the glass panels can break.

• Replace immediately the door glass panels
when they are damaged. Contact the Serv­ice.

• Be careful when you remove the door from
the appliance. The door is heavy!

• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent the
deterioration of the surface material.

• Remaining fat or food in the appliance can
cause fire.

• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth.
Only use neutral detergents. Do not use
abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads,
solvents or metal objects.

• If you use an oven spray, obey the safety in­structions on the packaging.

• Do not clean the catalytic enamel (if applica­ble) with any kind of detergent.

Internal light

• The type of light bulb or halogen lamp used
for this appliance, is only for household appli­ances. Do not use it for house lighting.

Warning! Risk of electrical shock.

• Before replacing the lamp, disconnect the
appliance from the power supply.

• Only use lamps with the same specifications.

Service

• Contact the Service to repair the appliance.
We recommend only the use of original
spare parts.

Disposal

Warning! Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply.

• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

• Remove the door catch to prevent children
and pets to get closed in the appliance.

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Product description

General overview

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Control panel and hob

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Air vents for the cooling fan

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Heating element

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Rating plate

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Oven lamp

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Fan and heating element

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Shelf positions of the main oven

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Shelf positions of the top oven

Cooking surface layout

180

mm

180

mm

145

mm

145

mm

5 4

1 2

3

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Cooking zone 1200 W

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Cooking zone 1700 W

3

Cooking zone 1200 W

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Residual heat indicator

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Cooking zone 1700 W

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Control panel

1 2 3

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Knobs for the hob

2

Knob for the top oven / grill

3

Knob for the main oven

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Main oven indicator

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Oven power indicator

Accessories

• Deep grill roasting pan
To bake and roast or as pan to collect fat.

• The roasting pan grid

To put in the deep roasting pan.

• Oven shelf
For cookware, cake tins, roasts.

Before first use

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Initial Cleaning

• Remove all parts from the appliance.

• Clean the appliance before first use.

Caution! Do not use abrasive cleaning
agents! This can damage the surface.

Refer to chapter "Care and Cleaning".

Preheating

Set an oven function and maximum temperature
and run an empty oven for 45 minutes, to burn

off any residue from the cavity surface. Acces­sories can become hotter than in normal use.
During this period an odour can be emitted.
This is normal. Make sure the room is well ven­tilated.
Preheat the two ovens. Heat up one oven at a
time.

Hob - Daily use

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Heat settings

Control knob Function

0 Off position

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Heat settings
(1 = lowest heat setting; 6=
highest heat setting)

1. Turn the control knob to a necessary heat

setting.

2. To complete the cooking process, turn the

control knob to the “0” position.

Residual heat indicator

The residual heat indicator comes on when a
cooking zone is hot.

Warning! Risk of burns from residual
heat!

Hob - Helpful hints and tips

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Cookware

• The bottom of the cookware must be as
thick and flat as possible.

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• Cookware made of enamelled steel and
with aluminium or copper bottoms can
cause discoloration on glass ceramic
surface.

Energy saving

• If possible, always put the lids on the
cookware.

• Put cookware on a cooking zone before
you start it.

• Stop the cooking zones before the end
of the cooking time to use residual heat.

• The bottom of pans and cooking zones
must have the same dimension.

Examples of cooking applications

Heat set-

ting:

Use to:

1 Keeping warm
2 Gentle simmering
3 Simmering
4 Frying / browning
5 Bringing to the boil
6 Bringing to the boil / quick frying /

deep-frying

Hob - Care and cleaning

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Clean the appliance after each use.
Always use cookware with clean bottom.

Scratches or dark stains on the glass ce­ramic have no effect on how the appliance

operates.

To remove the dirt:

1. – Remove immediately:melted plastic,
plastic foil, and food with sugar. If not,
the dirt can cause damage to the appli­ance. Use a special scraper for the

glass . Put the scraper on the glass sur­face at an acute angle and move the
blade on the surface .

– Remove after the appliance is suffi-

ciently cool:limescale rings , water
rings, fat stains, shiny metallic discolora­tions. Use a special cleaning agent for
glass ceramic or stainless steel.

2. Clean the appliance with a moist cloth and
some detergent.

3. At the end rub the appliance dry with a

clean cloth.

Oven - Daily use

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Cooling fan

When the appliance operates, the cooling fan
switches on automatically to keep the surfaces
of the appliance cool. If you switch off the ap­pliance, the cooling fan continues to operate
until the appliance cools down.

If there is a fault in the cooling fan, contact
the customer service.

Activating and deactivating the appliance

1. Turn the top oven/grill (the main oven) con­trol knob to the require settings.

2. The top oven/grill indicator (the oven pow­er indicator) indicator comes on while the
temperature in the appliance increases.

3. To deactivate the appliance, turn the top
oven/grill (the main oven) control knob to
the Off position.

The main oven indicator switches to OFF,
when the set temperature will be reached.

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